Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
Some European countries are seriously considering placing travel restrictions on Pakistani citizens if their country failed to achieve the target of polio eradication by 2012, a deadline given by the World Health Organization, Dawn has learnt. Similarly, the World Bank has asked the Pakistan government to eradicate this virus by 2012 or face conversion of a WB grant into loan. The issues cam
The Japanese government has decided to provide a grant of Rs36.2 million for the construction of a water supply system and repair of water pipelines and tanks in Sihanna village near Murree. The grant will be utilised to supply safe drinking water to the residents of the area who are facing water shortage, said the Japanese embassy in a press release here.
Experts at a roundtable here on Monday said the government should promote alternative fuels in rural areas and formulate new laws for effective forest management so that the communities continue to benefit from the resources and contribute towards its regeneration. They also demanded revision of forest laws, addressing landownership and judicious distribution of royalty among forest communities
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Speakers at a forum have urged the government to construct more water reservoirs to minimise the effects of global warming and environmental challenges in future.
The Caritas Pakistan would provide solar energy to 300 families in Jati and Sujawal towns to rid them of energy crisis, said the executive secretary of the organisation`s Hyderabad chapter, Mr Shams Shamoon. He said in a statement issued here on Wednesday that Caritas Germany was cooperating in this project, which would be completed within six months.
With the signing of closing documents for the 49.5MW wind power project of Fauji Fertiliser Company in the Gharo-Ketibandar Wind Corridor here on Wednesday, the country is now entering into the era of generating electricity from renewable energy. The project will be constructed and commissioned within 16 months with an expected cost of $133.5 million, financed by FFC and leading local banks.
Sindh Minister for Environment Sheikh Mohammad Afzal has said that Rs20 billion is required annually for proper and safe disposal of garbage and waste in order to keep the city clean.Speaking at a press briefing along with Karachi Administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed at the latter
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